An armed carjacker was shot in a Walmart parking lot in Washington state after armed civilians took action.
Police first got a call about a car driving in the wrong direction, a suspected DUI. They were then informed of a carjacking where the suspect may have fired shots. They arrived at the scene to find a 16-year-old girl with injuries from the carjacking. They located her vehicle a short time later, according to the news release.
Then police then received a call about shots fired at a local Walmart, either in or around the store. The police confirmed that the earlier carjacking suspect entered Walmart and fired at a display case, according to the news release.
The suspect then attempted another carjacking and shot the occupant of a vehicle in the Walmart parking lot. The victim was airlifted to a medical center in Seattle, according to the news release.
"I looked over and saw hundreds of people running out. ... Just a flood of people and everyone was screaming and frantic. ... When we got about to the door, I heard someone say, 'Gun. Shooter.' And I knew something was serious," said a witness, via Kiro 7.
Armed civilians pursued and fatally shot the carjacker after he attempted the second carjacking, according to the news release.
Bystander Brian Adams took cover behind a vehicle near where the suspect was shot. He considers the civilian who killed the carjacker a hero.